behoeven.
to need
Meaning & usage
to need
Zij zullen ontvangen wat zij ook behoeven.
Je kunt je huis naar behoeven uitbreiden.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch behoeven, from Old Dutch *bihuovon, from Proto-Germanic *bihōbōną. Equivalent to be- + hoeven. Cognate with English behove, behoove (“to be necessary for”), obsolete German behufen (cf. Behuf), Danish behøve (“to need”), Norwegian behøve (“to need”), Swedish behöva (“to have use for, to need”).
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